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William Gardner Pfann
American semiconductor scientist (1917 to 1982)
Died aged 64ScorpioUnited States
Biography
William Gardner Pfann (October 27, 1917 – October 22, 1982) was an inventor and materials scientist with Bell Labs. Pfann is known for his development of zone melting which is essential to the semiconductor industry. As stated in an official history of Bell Labs, "Timely invention of zone refining by W.G.Pfann ... was a major contribution that helped bring the impurities in germanium and silicon under control."
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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Bell Labs
Awards & honours (5)
- IRI Achievement Award
- James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials
- Gordon E. Moore Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Solid State Science and Technology
- ACS Award for Creative Invention
- Francis J. Clamer Medal
Quick answers about William Gardner Pfann
- How old was William Gardner Pfann?
- William Gardner Pfann died on October 22, 1982 at the age of 64.
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- William Gardner Pfann was born on October 27, 1917.
- Where was William Gardner Pfann born?
- William Gardner Pfann was born in Brooklyn.
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- William Gardner Pfann's zodiac sign is Scorpio.
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- William Gardner Pfann is a citizen of United States.
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- William Gardner Pfann is known as chemist, inventor.
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